Neighbor|Taekook - Chapter 47: Chapter 47

"Shit, I think I caught cold...my throat feels scratchy,"Jungkook complained, half awake.
"Really?" Taehyung looked at him concerned. "Want to skip on school?"
"I wish..."Jungkook sniffled,"my mom would kill me...Besides, how would I even explain it to her? Sorry, your son was bathing naked in the ocean at night with his boyfriend. I already skipped two days. Actually, I should let her know that I'm back in Seoul,"he quickly typed a text message.
"Let's find a taxi, we might be late if the traffic's bad," Taehyung wrapped his arm around Jungkook's shoulders. They found a taxi right away and got inside. "Good thing we share the same address, it makes things easier," Taehyung rubbed his tired eyes.
"Few weeks ago, I hated that place...But now, I can't imagine going back to my old place in Busan. My life would be so empty without you now. I had no idea what I was missing,"Jungkook wrapped his hoodie tighter around himself as the car was speeding through the foggy city.
"In my case, since I'd met you, I was able to realize that I was still capable of loving."
"What do you mean?"Jungkook wiggled closer to Taehyung, not caring what the driver thought. "Say that you love me. I want to hear it."
"After you kiss me."
Jungkook leaned in a planted a kiss on Taehyung's lips. "So?"
"One more,"Taehyung closed his eyes.
Jungkook kissed him again.
"Hmm, I'm not sure. Do I really love you?"
Jungkook sighed and decided to give him the best kiss he possibly could, given how tired and unwell he felt.
"Okay, that was good,"Taehyung smiled, his lips slightly puckered.
"But you still haven't said it?"
"Do you really need to hear it? Don't you feel it here?"Taehyung placed his hand on his chest.
"Forget it,"Jungkook said, turning away. So cheesy... He crossed his arms and looked out of the window, the first fiery rays of sunshine were breaking through the fog.
"If you really want to hear it, I'll say it every day."
"It's not supposed to be forced..."
"I'm not forcing it, I just think that those words are very special, they hold a lot of meaning and should never be said carelessly."
"Okay,"Jungkook started moving back to his seat, feeling disappointed.
Taehyung took his hand to stop him and kissed it. He looked deep into his eyes,"I love you. Each day, I love you more. I hope you'll never doubt my love for you, because it's never ending,"his voice was unwavering.
My heart...
"I love you too," Jungkook murmured, suddenly feeling embarrassed. "It's obvious that I do..."
Taehyung pulled him back into his arms. "I have to be honest, though. I haven't really had these feelings since the beginning. I was very confused at first...I pledged that I'll never let my heart be stirred with the emotion called love ever again. I thought it would be better that way, so I told myself that I won't be controlled by my heart, rather always prefer ratiocination. Yet you broke through all of these walls, this defense, which I had come to realize was so imperfect. You cannot force emotionless, machine like thinking on a living, breathing, feeling human being. I was essentially trying to get rid of my humanity."
"Why would you even want such thing? I don't see any logic in that..."Jungkook pressed his head against Taehyung's chest, listening to his deep voice.
"I have my reasons. Still, I don't know how you did it, making me repeat the mistakes which I swore to never repeat. It must've been your innocence or your pure heart. I'd tried resisting, but over time those confusing feelings shaped themselves into something very clear and that was love. Nothing but a deep love for you. I accepted it, but I was planning on hiding it. I thought that maybe if I focused just on the flirtation and maybe the physical aspect, it would be fine. But each day, you'd do or say something which made me feel more assured of my feelings and the fact, that I couldn't resist anymore."
"But hyung, why be so apprehensive? When you've been with guys before? It wasn't an uncharted territory for you, like it was in my case. You can't even imagine how confusing it was for me! I had to discover this whole part of myself which I had no idea even existed in me!"
"To be honest, I've been avoiding dating people for a while and I was trying to go through a shift. If I was to date someone, it would have to be a girl. I didn't want anything to do with guys. And then, I started avoiding everyone. Those very few friendships in my life, they faded away."
"But why?"
"It's easier to be straight...It's embarrassing to admit it, but I actually...underwent the conversion therapy."
"No way,"Jungkook gasped. "What the fuck?!"
The driver gave them a judgemental look in the rear-view mirror, so the kept their voices down.
"I thought it was successful. Until the day I met you. Seeing you, made me remember things from the past and my mind stopped working, I couldn't think straight. Literally. I wasn't sure about anything anymore. I just knew that I had to get to know you better, just to make sure that I'm still sane. Heart always has to get what it wants."
"How come you haven't told me about all of this?!"Jungkook was beginning to feel almost betrayed because he wasn't aware of any of this.
"Because I wanted you to accept yourself the way you are. I didn't want to set an example, with my conversion therapy...That would make me seem like a hypocrite. Despite all, I'll be forever supportive of others whose sexuality is different than 'the norm'."
"Why not accept yourself too? To me, you'd always seem so confident..."
"I do accept myself...but I thought that I don't need to be with guys to be happy. After all, I don't dislike girls...So, I suppressed my gayness a little bit,"Taehyung chuckled.
"I'm sorry if I...ruined things for you then..."
"Ruined? Yeah, you definitely did that!"Taehyung poked him, an angry expression on his face. "In all seriousness, I'm happier than I've been in months. I really can't complain. To be honest, I still think that it would be better for you if you got a girlfriend instead."
"Oh stop that bullshit. Is it really that bad to be gay? Fair enough, I thought that my life is about to end when I started having feelings for you. I absolutely refused the idea of liking a guy. I thought, it was gross! But now, I don't think there's any difference. Girl, guy, love is love."
Taehyung kissed him on the cheek,"I'm happy, look at you, you're the confident one now."
"I might've gotten more confident, but I still don't want other people to know. I absolutely don't want to be judged for my feelings,"he threw a look at the taxi driver, who luckily didn't seem to listen to their conversation anymore.
"Nobody does..."
"I wouldn't mind keeping it secret forever. I don't need approval of other people. As long as I can be with you, it's fine."
"That's a good way of looking at it...By the way, why did our conversation get so deep all of a sudden? Shouldn't we be too tired for this?"
"I think we're both delirious."
The tiny droplets of condensation on the car window lit up as the sun has fully risen from behind the horizon. The fog disappeared and the city was slowly becoming more lively, waking up into the cold morning.
"Probably. Oh we're almost at home."
"I was hoping we'll never make in back,"Jungkook groaned.
They paid for the taxi, took their bags and walked into their building, taking the familiar elevator.
When Jungkook opened the door to his apartment, he immediately got hugs from both of his parents. He tried his best to hide his kissmarked neck and his new ring. He patiently answered all of their nosy questions and managed to silence them by giving them the gifts he bought at the airport. Luckily they couldn't spare more time and had to go to work, leaving Jungkook alone. He took his suitcase to his room, his freshly washed and ironed uniform was hanging on the door of his wardrobe. You again...I didn't miss you...he scowled at the uniform.
He didn't have time to unpack so he just slipped off his clothes, took a speedy shower and put on the uniform, which felt incredibly uncomfortable. He purposefully tied the sloppiest knot on his tie. The high collar of his shirt did a pretty good job of concealing the questionable marks on his neck. I still better tie a scarf around or something...
In the kitchen, he quickly put together a dosirak and made one for Taehyung. I hope he'll like it. Inside, he combined some rice with vegetables, shredded dried seaweed, some gochujang, and topped everything with fried egg. What a caring boyfriend I am...not at all selfish. He smiled to himself. My whole body hurts because of him and I even thank him for that by making a lunch for him. And my mind is so dirty that all I can think about is how he would reward me again for being such a caring boyfriend. And that reward would make my body hurt even more. I'm turning into a pervert.
After assembling the lunch boxes, he threw books into his backpack, put on his shoes and grabbed a small scarf as he was leaving.
He opened the door. And nodded his head to his neighbor,"good morning Taehyung-ssi." As if we didn't have sex like an hour ago...
"Good morning, Jungkook-ssi. Did you sleep well?"
"Yes, quite well, thank you. My body seems to be a bit sore for some reason, though."
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, what could possibly be the reason behind it...Perhaps wrong pillows? You're going to the bus stop, I presume."
"Yes, indeed."
"Would you mind if I accompany you?"
Jungkook tried his hardest to keep a straight face,"I would be delighted."
"Oh, Jungkook-ssi, allow me to fix this disgrace of a tie knot."
Jungkook smiled as Taehyung's fingers retied his tie, in what was becoming their daily morning elevator ritual. They couldn't stop the giggles and soon started laughing aloud. We're definitely delirious.
Together they waited at the bus stop, their hands lightly touching at the knuckles. It was enough to feel like they were holding hands, but not too much to the point that people would notice.
"How's your mom?"Jungkook asked.
"I think she felt lonely while I was gone. She seemed too happy to see me come back," Taehyung yawned.
"But aren't you gone from home even when you're here in Seoul? You go to work after school."
"Yeah, but I try to not work on weekends if possible. So this weekend, she was alone."
"You must love her a lot."
"Aren't children supposed to love their parents?"
"I guess..."
"You better love your parents too,"Taehyung ruffled his hair.
"Said my third parent."
"Right."
"Actually Yugyeom said that he's my mom, so I guess I have four."
"Aren't you lucky...Everyone wants baby Kookie as their own."
"Shut up."
"You look quite good for the fact that you didn't sleep."
"Thanks..."Jungkook stepped forward as their bus was approaching.
"Must be the post sex glow."
Jungkook turned around, kicked Taehyung in the shins and got onto the bus. His hyung limped after him.
"You're brutal, Jungkook-ssi,"Taehyung groaned as he sat down beside him.
Jungkook ignored him, rummaged through his backpack and pulled out a small thin scarf, tying it quickly around his neck.
"Feeling cold?"
"How does it look?"
"Silly, you're not supposed to wrap it around so tightly."
"It's to cover my neck, hyung. I don't know how I'd explain all those hickeys to people."
Not that anyone would care probably...
"Oh no, Jungkook-ssi doesn't want people to know that someone kissed his neck."
"You call that a kiss? It's more like wanting to suck the soul out of my neck."
"Okay, I'll be more gentle next time."
He cannot be trusted with that.
"Besides, Jimin-hyung knows that I went on the trip with you."
"And?"
"He's not dumb, seeing me return to school with hickeys all over my neck after spending four days with you on a tiny island...I can't say that those are mosquito bites."
"Do you think he'll judge you?"
"He told me to not go with you to Jeju."
Taehyung frowned, deep in thought.
"I saw him with a hickey too, I didn't think too much about it, but right now, it got me curious...Where did he get it from?"Jungkook looked at his hyung, hoping to get an answer.
"Hm, I wonder where?"Taehyung ran his long finger over his lip, still in thought.
"You know?!"
Taehyung shrugged his shoulders. "Honestly, I thought you were smart enough, Jungkookie. But now I'm not so sure..."
"Wh...stop teasing me, hyung...Anyway do you really know? He really has a girlfriend, doesn't he? I was right."
"Why don't you ask him?"
"No way, I don't want to seem like I'm too nosy."
"But that's exactly what you are...I see, wearing a mask in front of your friends...that's not nice, Jungkookie."
"Well, I'm just concerned...I don't like gossip anyway. I haven't seen him with any girl at school and he told me that he doesn't have female friends. I guess I have to pay more attention."
"It's darkest directly under the lamp,"Taehyung said with a knowing smile.
"What?"
"Oh nothing, I'm just thinking... "
"But how do you know about her?" Jungkook kept asking. "You never talk to Jimin-hyung..."
"We're not in the same class."
"Do other people know? What about Yoongi-hyung? He seems close to him. Does he know?"
"He's not in the same grade as Park Jimin. But maybe you should ask him,"Taehyung mused.
"I think he's the next person to ask...You'd mentioned that Jimin-hyung is your best friend, so-"
"Not at all interested in gossip, I see..."
"Ugh, fine whatever...I'll figure it out on my own."
"Good luck."
"Hyung you should be careful, someone might kick your other shin when you get out of the bus..."
"What happened to my cute baby boy?" Taehyung pouted.
"He'll come back when you deserve it."
When the bus stopped near the school, they got out, behaving like complete strangers. Taehyung glanced at Jungkook and gave him a small smile before separating. Jungkook took a deep breath and made his way to his first lesson.
Throughout the morning, he was absentmindedly spinning the silver ring on his finger. Ugh, this is so boring...He kept shifting on his chair, because sitting was incredibly uncomfortable. If I bring a cushion to sit on, will my classmates thing that I have hemorrhoids? Maybe that would actually be less embarrassing to admit, than the real reason why my ass hurts so much...Riding a big cock every day, that really puts a strain on your body...Yup, I'm definitely turning into a pervert, and great...now I'm getting hard. Oh my God, can this day be finally over?
Somehow he survived the morning classes without falling asleep or getting caught with his boner. During the lunch break he didn't go to his usual spot, instead he sat down at an empty table and waited for Taehyung who would always eat his lunch alone.
"Hyung,"he mouthed and waved his hand once he saw the tall, handsome student entering the canteen. Their eyes connected for a second, Jungkook smiled at him brightly.
Taehyung didn't act surprised, he approached his dongsaeng calmly. "Jungkook-ssi, do you need anything?"his face was emotionless, keeping their conversation formal, with a good distance between them.
He's seriously so good at acting...
"I was thinking that we could eat together."he looked up at him with puppy eyes. "I made this for you,"he put the dosirak box on the table. "It's okay, if you won't eat it, I just wanted to sit with you."
A small smile flashed across Taehyung's face,"I thought you'd go and interrogate Min Yoongi."
"Yeah, that can wait. Please hyung, don't just stand there, I'm getting embarrassed,"he felt bashful for trying so hard and preparing the dosirak for him. Suddenly, he started blushing in front of Taehyung, whose behavior almost persuaded him that they were strangers.
"You took your time to make me a dosirak even though you didn't get any sleep?" Taehyung spoke quietly, making sure that none of the students around would catch what he was saying.
"Well, I wanted to surprise you...and I thought that it would be a nice gesture...But maybe not,"he was expecting Taehyung to have a more excited reaction.
"What are you doing after school,"Taehyung sat down and pulled the box towards himself without making it seem like he and Jungkook were even acquaintances.
"I'm going straight home. Probably take a nap and then catch up on homework. What about you?"
"Will you come over?" Taehyung said in a matter of fact voice, but his eyes boring into Jungkook revealed that this wasn't just a matter of fact question.
"Do...do you want me to?"
"My mom told me she'll come back late in the evening and I don't have work today."
"Oh...Don't you have homework too?"Jungkook got all flustered.
Taehyung put a mouthful of rice in his mouth. "It's not a priority."
"We can do it together."
Taehyung raised an eyebrow.
"I mean the...the homework!"
"Were you thinking something else?"
"Absolutely not! It's you who's thinking strange things!"
"After all, I have to thank you for making this delicious food for me."
Thank me how? Oh no, my mind is getting dirtier and dirtier...
"Please don't mention it..."
"Hmmm I wonder what the best reward would be."
"If...if you're thinking about that...I...I won't come over."
"Why is that?"
Jungkook lowered his voice and whispered,"my asshole is seriously getting worn out."
No matter how hard was Taehyung trying to maintain his composure, he failed completely. Pressing his hand firmly to his mouth, he had to stifle his outburst of laugh."Fucking hell, at least warn me,"he hissed with an obvious frustration as he dabbed his lips with a napkin.
Jungkook couldn't help, but giggle too,"don't get mad, I'm just telling you the truth! I have a sports class tomorrow. I don't know if I'll be able to run. Even walking is difficult. Plus I'm not feeling that well, my nose started getting runny."
"Okay then. How about taking a nap at my place? I'll make you some hot tea and cuddle you and then we can start working on our homework. I promise, your starfish will remain untouched."
"My what?!"
"By the way, isn't it weird that you're sitting here with me? I think your beloved hyung misses you," Taehyung pointed his chopsticks in the direction where Jimin was sitting. He was alone in the spot where Jungkook would normally sit, but soon he got joined by Namjoon, followed by Seokjin.
"Where's Yoongi-hyung? They're usually always together."
"Oh, I see him there,"Taehyung pointed to a table few rows back. Yoongi seemed to be eating his lunch with Hoseok.
"You're friends with him right? Jung Hoseok...are him and Yoongi-hyung good friends too?"
"Hoseok-hyung is friends with everyone."
"I think Jimin-hyung is seriously going through a breakup or something. He seems really down."
Taehyung wordlessly chewed his food as Jungkook was going over his theories. "Again, aren't you a bit nosy?"
"Sorry...just thinking aloud. How's the food?"
"Delicious as always."
Jungkook smiled and moved his eyes back to Jimin's table. Jimin saw him and smiled in return, shifting his eyes to Taehyung, which made his smile disappear immediately.
"Hyung, can I ask you something? It's okay if you don't answer."
"Go ahead," Taehyung mumbled.
"Why exactly do you, and Jimin-hyung not talk? You went to his party, so you obviously must keep in touch somehow. Not that I mind, I just don't understand..."
Taehyung pursed his lips,"I don't really talk to anyone here...in this school."
"But why is that? You have his phone number, right? Or do you talk online?"
"I told you, I don't have friends."
"But Jimin-hyung..."
"It's complicated."
"You don't like Yoongi-hyung that much either, do you?"he remembered the first time he mentioned his name in front of Taehyung, and how much his hyung hated it.
"Min Yoongi has a hard time understanding that not everything belongs to him."
"Huh? What is that supposed to mean?"
"He likes to play with things which aren't his."
"I don't understand."
"You don't have to...I have nothing against him though, I'm glad that he is the student council president. The previous one was just too dumb...Min Yoongi on the other hand, he keeps everything in check, even though it may seem like he doesn't care. I relate to him in many ways."
"I think he's cool."
Taehyung frowned,"stay away from him."
"Why? I don't get it? You have nothing against him, yet you keep telling me to avoid him."
"He has tendencies to do things which I don't agree with."
"Is he a bully or what? He's been nice to me."
"Because he likes pretty things."
"Pretty things? What pretty things?"
"You."
"I'm a pretty thing?"
Taehyung nodded.
"He likes me?!"Jungkook said it a bit louder than he wanted.
"Do you think he would've bothered talking to you if he didn't?"
"I don't know, the first time he talked to me...it seemed like he wasn't too fond of me."
"I assure you that he wouldn't. Look at that bunch, his group of friends, aren't they better looking than the rest of the students around?"
Jungkook carefully looked at all the five students, sitting at two different tables. They really are better looking, but what does it have to do with anything? He quickly tried to find his own classmates in the canteen. Their faces look so boring and dull in comparison. But what the hell is this hyung's theory supposed to be?
"Isn't it a bit mean to choose friends based on looks?"Jungkook frowned and bit his lip.
"What you find as mean, might not be mean to the person next. There are tons of superficial people in this world."
"They are all mutual friends, it's not like Yoongi-hyung picked them...I think you're the meanest one here, hyung..."Jungkook disagreed.
Taehyung put down his chopsticks and sighed.
"Or are you mad because he prefers others?" Jungkook's gears were turning. "If he goes by looks, wouldn't he choose you first?"
A small smile appeared on Taehyung's face.
"So he did?! I'm not surprised...So what happened between you two? Well okay, you're not telling me...If your theory is correct, I don't think it's that wrong for him to do that. Sure, it's a bit shallow, but I guess he's just specific about his tastes in people. Aren't we all selective? It's good to have high standards sometimes."
"He's very greedy."
"I don't think so, he's been very generous with me. He bought me a nice meal when I first-"
"Let me explain it better. Once he claims something as his, he doesn't like to share,"Taehyung closed the empty dosirak box, as if giving the definitive answer.
"You're not any different..."
"If you hate a person, you hate something in him that is part of yourself".
"That reminds me...Yoongi-hyung, he said back then...Wait..."Jungkook's eyes widened. "Hyung, are you implying..."
Hold on...Yoongi-hyung, he said...Jimin is mine? Those bruises on his neck, they were together...Yoongi-oppa? Jimin-hyung, he's never seen with any of the girls. The wallpaper in Jimin-hyung's phone, it was a photo of Yoongi-hyung. Could it be? It all adds up...That nigh...at the birthday party, those two people...Kissing? No way...Outside...that was Min Yoongi and Park Jimin? Was I just drunk and imagined it? No, that can't be it...Oh my God, it was really them! I think...No, I'm right.
"Hyung!"he grabbed Taehyung's hand. "I think I figured it out!"his eyes got even wider.
"People are looking,"Taehyung quickly shook off his hand and pretended like nothing happened. "And lower your voice..."
"You don't understand! The thing...the girlfriend...Oh God, I think-"
"Didn't I tell you that there's more people like us?" Taehyung grinned at him.
Jungkook gasped at his reaction. "You knew?!"he choked out. So it's true?!!! It's true! And hyung knew all along!
"Sorry Jungkook-ssi, I have to go to my next class,"Taehyung stood up,"thank you for the lunch,"he patted his shoulder sympathetically and without giving him a second glance, walked away.
Jungkook was still too shocked to move, however he felt excited at the same time We're not the only ones...A smile slowly spread across his face. We're not alone.
This was a revolutionary discovery for Jungkook, he couldn't bring himself to talk to Jimin or Yoongi after Taehyung had left, so he hurried back to the classroom instead, his heart beating fast. Unable to concentrate, he sat through the remaining classes and then took the earliest bus home. He got off at a bus stop few blocks away from his place, because he wanted to walk for a bit to clear his head and think through today's discovery. Even though it was afternoon, the weather didn't get any warmer and he was glad that he put on that scarf in the morning.
Why haven't hyung told me about this? Of course, it's nobody's business, but...Well I guess I should've figured it out on my own way earlier. Yeah, I'm not smart...However, with the current situation, does it mean that they broke up? I need to meet up with Jimin-hyung this week. I don't know what to tell him though...Does he know about me and Tae? He must know that Tae is not straight, which means that he must suspect me too. Yet he would never say anything... Ugh, why do they no longer talk to each other? They should be supportive of each other...
Maybe I should be the catalyst. I have to make them talk to each other, make their friendship better. Also, I have to figure out what Yoongi-hyung did. Or maybe Jimin-hyung did something. He did say something like that...
Jungkook started feeling colder, his breath getting shorter. Fuck, why does the distance suddenly feel so much bigger? It should've been just few blocks... A raindrop splattered on his nose. Great...good thing I don't have an umbrella with me. He took longer strides, hoping that he'd make it home before it started raining, but he felt more and more dizzy. Do I have a fever? I seriously can't be sick now, I have so much studying to do...Where's the next bus stop? Or maybe I should just run. Without hesitating any longer, he forced his tired, aching body into a jog, while the rain was only getting stronger.
When he made it to the front door of the building, he was soaked, despite his efforts. As soon as he unlocked the door to his place, he peeled of his uniform and changed into warm, comfortable clothes. Everything hurts...He plopped on his bed, taking his laptop with him, determined to at least start with the homework. No rest for the wicked.
He wasn't very productive and ended up getting distracted by random stuff online. He kept reminding himself to not close his eyes, otherwise he knew he'd sleep for hours. Maybe a tiny nap won't hurt...if I set my alarm, just thirty minutes...He closed his laptop and reached for his phone, when it suddenly rang. Hyung?
'Hello?'
'Are you already at home, Kookie?'
'Yeah.'
'I'll finish my last class soon and I'll come home. Have you reconsidered my offer? Coming over?'
'Uhh, I think I'm sick for real, so probably next time...'
'Are your parents there?'
'No, they'll come home later...'
'Well then it's settled. You'll come over, or else I'll carry you if I have to. And then I'll nurse you back to health.'
'There's no need...'
'In sickness and in health. I don't care what you say.'
'Fine, I'm not going to argue...I was about to take a nap now."
'Good, I'll come and pick you up. I have to go, love you.'
'Love you too, Tae.'He hang up with a big smile on his face.
Will he really say that he loves me every day now? Not that I mind...
He didn't bother setting the alarm and buried under the covers, he drifted to sleep. In what seemed like five seconds, his phone rang again. Is hyung done with his classes? His hands patted the duvet and blankets, trying to find his phone without opening his eyes.
'Yeah?'he picked up.
'How is Mr.Handsome doing?'
Huh? Jungkook looked at the screen to see who was calling. Oh, Yugyeom...
'I'm pretty tired, to be honest. I have a cold and bunch of homework to do...'
'I meant your boyfriend, not you.'
Oh God...
'You know, I'm not even going to say anything, just imagine me rolling my eyes.'
'Oh come on...'
'Perhaps it's just as I thought, you caught the gay virus and now you're all thirsty for my man.'
-Nothing wrong with saying that he's handsome!'
'I guess...'Jungkook stretched his limbs. 'Oh by the way, he really is officially my boyfriend now.'
'No way! So you finally had the balls to ask him?'
'Yah, it's not that easy!'
'Of course, Kookie-hyung.'
'Shut up. Also, why do you ask about how he's doing?! Am I not more important to you?!'
'I'm just checking if you're still together. If he broke the feeble heart of my Kookie-hyung, I think I'd cry...'
'I swear Yugyeom, stop with the Kookie-hyung thing. Just because I'm gay, doesn't mean that I'm a delicate flower or something. All these years, you didn't bother using honorifics a single time...'
'Look at how triggered you are, hyung. I'm sorry...'
'We also did it.'
'Did what?'
'We had sex.'
He heard Yugyeom's gasping through the phone. 'Are you kidding me? Last time you were saying that you don't want to do it...Hold on, who drilled who? Kook, you bettter not tell me that you let him...'
'I changed my mind. Anyway, why should I tell you the details? Or are you curious?'
'Eeww, no thanks...Anyway, so you're the bottom?'
'Don't underestimate me.'
'Yeah, right...'
'Also, remember Jimin-hyung? The one from the party.'
'Yeah'
'So, I just learned something about him today, you won't believe it!'
'Let me guess, he's gay too.'
'Huh? How did you know?'
'Kook, it was painfully obvious that he had the hots for that feline looking guy.'
Yoongi-hyung? 'What? Was it really obvious?'
'Oh wow, I have a better gaydar than you.'
'Now that's something to be proud of.' Jungkook laughed. 'Anyway, I was surprised. I thought that me and Tae were the only ones.'
'You always want to be a special snowflake, don't you?'
'This wasn't my choice!'
'Yeah, okay. But just in case you haven't realized it yet, there's a ton of gays all around the world. You're not unique.'
'Okay, I get it...By the way, how...is she?'
'Yuki? Fine...She's...she's turning into quite something.'
'What do you mean?'
'Uhh, well...in bed...'
'Oh...'
'You...don't mind, talking about it, do you?'
'Why would I?' Yeah right, why would I?
'I'm just making sure...I think she still misses you though. Maybe you could come and visit Busan. Don't worry, I haven't told her anything about...your situation.'
'What if I bring Tae with me?'
'It's fine.'
'I'll think about it. By the way, don't worry, I brought some pebbles for you from Jeju.'
'You're dead.'
'Sure.'
'Okay, I just called to make sure that you're alive.'
'But I'm dead.'
'That's right. Anyway, I gotta go. Let's play Overwatch sometime.'
'Yeah.'
'Bye, hyung. Take care.'
'Bye Yugyeom.'
After hanging up, Jungkook felt weird. Why do I feel angry? I really shouldn't mind...Her and Yugyeom doing it...Well, he told me last time, so it's not news to me...Why did I think that she was the type who would never want to do it and instead wait after marriage? Was Yugyeom even her first?! Maybe she was waiting for me to make a move...Am I...really feeling jealous right now? What the fuck? I thought I'm over her...I can't deny, that I haven't thought about doing it with her, but...I thought I was being considerate...Maybe I should've been more assertive...Yeah, I need to be more active with hyung too...Pfft a bottom...me?
When the phone call with Yugyeom ended, Jungkook wanted to go back to sleep, but then he heard the doorbell. It must be hyung. He wriggled out of the bed, realizing that his condition has gotten worse. He felt even more dizzy as he walked to the front door, his head throbbing in pain. He opened the door and as expected he was greeted with Taehyung's flawless face. He was carrying an umbrella, it was clearly still raining outside.
"Oh my, you don't look good,"Taehyung let himself in.
"Did you get some sleep?"he gave him a peck on the lips.
"Yeah, but I don't think it helped."
"I feel bad now...I should've selected an earlier flight, so we could get a normal amount of sleep. And I also shouldn't have made you go swimming with me."
"My immune system is the only one to blame,"Jungkook sighed.
Taehyung walked into Jungkook's room. "Which text books do you need? Let's grab everything and go to my place."
Jungkook sat down on the couch and started pointing at all the things he would need for studying. Taehyung shoved them all into Jungkook's backpack and thew it over his shoulder. "Is that everything?"he asked.
"Yeah, I'll just grab my laptop and we can go."
He quickly wrote a note for his parents and left it on the kitchen table - -I'm studying with hyung next door. I'll probably go sleep late, please don't wait for me for dinner.- -
Taehyung's apartment was equally quiet, his mom gone, just as Taehyung said. Taehyung put down both backpacks in his room and started taking off his uniform. "Do you feel cold?"
"A little bit,"Jungkook sat down on the bed.
Once Taehyung changed, he went to fetch something. "Here, let's check your temperature,"he returned with a thermometer. "Open,"he told Jungkook to open his mouth and then stuck the thermometer under his tongue. He took out a bag from his backpack. "On my way from school, I stopped at a pharmacy. I got you some vitamins and throat lozenges."
"You didpnth haff to."
"No talking," Taehyung continued taking out the stuff he bought. "Now, let's see,"he pulled out the thermometer and frowned. "You have a low grade fever. Not good..."he moved pillows on his bed to the side and pushed Jungkook's shoulders down.
"What are you doing?"
"You need to rest. At least for a bit, then we can study,"he tucked Jungkook into his bed, covering him with a thick blanket.
"I'm okay."
"You're okay when I say so," Taehyung fumbled with a packaging and placed a fever patch on Jungkook's forehead. "Are you hungry? I'll make you some jeonbokjuk."
"Even if I say no, you'll ignore me,"Jungkook sighed.
"That's right. I'll bring you some yuzu tea, now rest baby."
Jungkook closed his eyes, the sheets smelled like Taehyung, an ever so comforting scent. He shivered with cold and folded himself into a fetal position.
Taehyung came back with a steaming cup of tea. He set it down on his bedside table and stoked Jungkook's hair, brushing it away from his forehead. "You look so pale, I hope it's nothing serious."
"It's fine, I'm sure the fever will go away."
Taehyung leaned down and tried to kiss Jungkook, who turned his face away.
"No, I don't want to make you sick."
"I don't care."
"I'll feel bad if you catch my cold. Already being in the same room as me, puts you at risk."
"I really don't care," Taehyung moved the blanket and climbed onto the bed beside him. He tucked both of them in and cuddled his boyfriend. "Your hands are cold,"he covered them with his own, warm hands. He tried to kiss Jungkook again.
"No," Jungkook put his hand between them.
"You're so stubborn,"Taehyung frowned.
"I don't want to be responsible, if you get sick, hyung."
"Fine, then let me kiss elsewhere."
"Hyung, wait! No, I really don't feel-"
Taehyung moved his hand on his crotch and Jungkook's body despite being tired and ill, responded immediately.
"Oh wow, that was quick,"Taehyung smirked, lightly stroking Jungkook's hard cock.
"I don't know why it's happening...also in school...it was bothersome."
"Well, it's a sign that you're healthy. At least in this aspect for now."
"I'm pretty sure, that my fever won't drop if you keep touching me there."
"I just want to make you feel good. I also owe you a reward."
"It doesn't feel good..."Jungkook lied, his eyes half closed.
"Really?" Taehyung disappeared under the blanket, moving down south. Jungkook felt Taehyung's fingers on his skin, taking off his sweatpants. He was too weak to stop him, but he didn't want to stop him anyway. He felt Taehyung's tongue move across his feverish skin, making his hips move involuntarily.
"Tae, wait,"he moaned, a heat flushing over him. Taehyung took his whole length into his mouth, skillfully moving up and down.
"I'm burning up,"Jungkook whimpered, but his hyung didn't stop. "Please, no more,"he pleaded as Taehyung was relentlessly sucking him off. Suddenly, Taehyung threw the blanket away. "Don't move,"he said and and ran out of the room.
He came back, carrying a wine glass filled with ice cubes. He put one ice cube in his mouth. Jungkook looked up at him, confused.
"It will feel nice, I promise,"Taehyung smiled. Then he leaned down and kissed Jungkook, passing the ice cube to his mouth. He then returned to what he was doing before. He moved Jungkook's T-shirt up, revealing his toned stomach. His now cold lips left a trail of cooling kisses down Jungkook's burning skin. Each kiss earning him a soft moan.
Taehyung put another ice cube in his mouth for a minute as he stroked Jungkook's cock. He then spit it out and used his mouth, his lips tightly sealing around Jungkook's girth.
"Ahhh, fuck"Jungkook cursed at the sensation, his cock getting even harder. His thundering heartbeat ringing in his ears.
Taehyung bobbed his head up and down, then used his hands to move Jungkook's T-shirt even higher. He grabbed more ice cubes from the glass and ran them over Jungkook's nipples. It was a tormenting sensation, mixed with intense pleasure. He thrusted his hips up, plunging his cock deeper into Taehyung's mouth, desperately needing a release. Without warning, his body reached its limit and he came into Taehyung's mouth. His body went limp, but Taehyung kept sucking.
"No,"Jungkook tried to push him away, but his tongue kept torturing his now too sensitive tip. The ice cubes melted, almost leaving frostbites on his hard nipples. "Please,"Jungkook sobbed.
Taehyung swallowed his load and finally had mercy with him, leaving his cock be. "It was nice, wasn't it?"
"...hurts..."Jungkook kept his eyes closed.
"I'm sorry, baby," Taehyung made sure to cover him with kisses, to ease away any discomfort. "Maybe this will help you to sweat out your cold."
"I think...I prefer the conventional medicine,"Jungkook said quietly, catching his breath.
Taehyung put Jungkook's clothes back on and covered him with the blanket again. "Have some tea,"he held out the cup for Jungkook. He then took the ice cube filled glass and walked away. He returned from the kitchen, carrying a bowl of warm abalone porridge. "I wish I knew how to cook better, I'd make a real porridge for you, instead of the instant one...But hopefully, it will taste good,"he too, a spoonful and brought it in front of Jungkook's mouth. "Open up, for daddy." Jungkook obeyed and tasted the warm porridge.
"It's good,"he realized how hungry he was.
Taehyung handed him the bowl,"after you finish eating it, get some sleep, I'll wake you up." Jungkook nodded as Taehyung sat down at his desk and started working on his homework.
An hour later, Jungkook joined him, feeling much better, his fever dropping down. They studied together until the evening, almost finished with their homework. It was a dinner time so they took a break, eating ramyeon Taehyung had made for them. Then they chatted and watched funny videos to lift their spirits.
"Since we're partners in bed, I feel like we should get to know each other better in that aspect too." Taehyung started a new topic. "So, do you have any kinks?"
"Hmmm I don't know...I haven't watched porn in a long time."
"So what did you use to watch?"
"I'm not telling you!"Jungkook blushed.
"I'm just curious. I promise I won't judge you."
"Well...I would always watch stuff between a man and a woman. Of course, that's what a straight person would watch...I don't know, it's different compared to how we do it."
"Different? In what way?"
"Well, I don't have the...the parts down there..."
"A hole is a hole."
"Jesus Christ..."
"So what did you like about straight porn? Were you always imagining yourself in the position of the guy? Or perhaps was it the girl?"
Jungkook paused for a minute,"I've actually never thought about it..." Could it be that I would always imagine myself on the receiving end? "What about you, hyung?"
"I've never really had the need to watch that stuff."
"Really? Even though your sex drive is so high?"
"I prefer the real deal."
"Oh...of course..." Drowning in dicks and pussy...must be nice... "Sooo, no kinks?"
"There might be couple of them."
"Care to share?"
"Wouldn't it be fun to discover them over time instead?"
"Challenge accepted. I actually might be onto something."
"Good,"Taehyung smiled. "However, I'm still a bit more curious about Jungkookie,"he bit his bottom lip in a mischievous grin.
"There's really nothing-"
Taehyung moved quickly and snatched away his laptop.
"Hey! What are you doing?!"
"Let's check Jungkookie's internet search history. Just to make sure, that there's really nothing,"Taehyung smirked.